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Colorado Democrats formally rebuke Gov. Jared Polis for shortening Tina Peters’ prison sentence
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The Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday formally censured Democratic Gov. Jared Polis for reducing the prison sentence of Tina Peters, the former Mesa C…

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